Monument record MDO1178 - Field system, Hampton Hill, Frampton
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Summary
Well preserved earthworks of a Medieval field system with strip lynchets, field boundaries and ridge and furrow visible as low earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs.
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Centred at SY 624941 and SY 627940. Two distinct areas with Medieval strip lynchets. The area to the north-west of the valley bottom has three parallel NE-SW strips, each averaging 8.0 metres wide, the lynchets being from 1.0 to 1.5 metres high.
This area is wooded. The larger area on the south-east side of the valley has a large number of parallel strip lynchets which are poorly developed, and average 0.5 metres high. <1>
Well preserved earthworks of a Medieval field system with strip lynchets, field boundaries and ridge and furrow visible as low earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs. <2-8>
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 21-JAN-55.
- <2> SDO11290 Aerial Photograph: 15-SEP-1979. NMR OS/79123 294-96.
- <3> SDO11289 Aerial Photograph: 14-JUN-1988. NMR OS/88184 668.
- <4> SDO11216 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3268-70.
- <5> SDO11214 Aerial Photograph: 14-APR-1984. NMR OS/84029 239-40.
- <6> SDO11183 Aerial Photograph: 31-OCT-1988. CUCAP (RC8LE135).
- <7> SDO11177 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 3266-68.
- <8> SDO11174 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4093-95.
- <9> SDO17367 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/088 RCHME Inventory: Dorset I (West) and Revision.
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453596.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 625 934 (1477m by 1697m) (69 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SW |
| Civil Parish | Frampton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 046 031
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 9
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453596
Record last edited
Oct 26 2023 4:19PM